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Jessvc, this coin type was not silvered.
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They never silvered the large type fallen horseman? I always thought that coin was interesting. I have many fallen horseman coins but none pf them are silver but that one.
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04/05/2014 4:44 pm
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Licinius II kid emperor.  |
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What about a Magnia Urbica with lots of silvering still present... AE Antoninianus. Obv:â€" MAGNIA VRBICA AVG, Draped bust right on crescent, hair brushed in straight lines, plait carried up the back to top of head and running under stephane Rev:â€" VENVS GENETRIX, Venus standing facing, head left, apple upward in right hand, vertical scepter in left Minted in Lugdunum (A in left field). RIC V pt. 2, 337 var (not listed from this officina). Bastien -, Bastien Supplement -, Bastien Supplement II 613α (2 examples cited) 23mm, 3.16g  |
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MARIDVNVM you have some very nice coins. nice Magnia Urbica.
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Most of the coins in this topic are fabulous. I am green with envy here :)
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Aurelian coins are not generally scarce though the Lugdunum mint examples are generally scarcer than other mints. Finding a nearly fully silvered example was really tough... Obv:â€" IMP C AVRELIANVS AVG, Radiated cuirassed bust right Rev:â€" PACATOR ORBIS, Sol walking left, right hand raised, left hand holding whip Minted in Lugdunum, (//A.L.). Emission 3, Officina 1. mid A.D. 275 Reference:â€" Bastien 7 (17 examples cited). RIC 6 Bust Type F  |
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and then there's Mrs Aurelian Obv:â€" SEVERINA AVG, Diademed and draped bust right on crescent Rev:â€" CONCOR-D MILIT, Concordia seated left holding patera and cornucopia Minted in Lugdunum (.D.L.). Mid A.D. 275 Reference:â€" Bastien 10 (9 examples cited). Cohen 5. RIC 1  |
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nice! my coins are looking kinda pitiful!
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I bought this coin many years ago on the basis that it was a fully silvered example of the type. It supposedly came form an old collection. Having shown it to several numismatists over the years the current concensus is that it was resilvered at some point. The practice of resilvering has been going on since the late 1800s and this could have been "enhanced" some time ago.  Not all this is silvering is original silvering. A lesson learnt. |
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I had a minor memory lapse and my Galerius isn't silvered, but I'll post the set up anyway. Clockwise from the top left, Diocletian, Maximian, Constantius, Galerius. The Maximian has a cool portrait with a helmet type I haven't seen too often on coins.  |
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What metal are these coins, how does silvering happen?
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The others can probably give more technical details, basically, the coins are bronze, but because the empire was becoming short of money, they started to give the coins a silver "wash" to make them look silver.
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